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March 26, 2012
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Edward St. Aubyn on Writers & Company and Bookworm

In a fascinating conversation, Eleanor Wachtel talks to Edward St. Aubyn about his Patrick Melrose novels on CBC Radio’s Writers and Company: CBC Radio Writers & Company: Edward St. Aubyn mp3  KCRW’s Bookworm also recently broadcast a two-part interview with St. Aubyn about … Continue reading

February 24, 2012
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Something for the Weekend

Blown Covers — The New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly has a Tumblr (pictured above:  “Eustace at a Stoplight—Right?,” by David Urban) Spanking – Charles McGrath remembers the late Barney Rosset in the New York Times: Mr. Rosset was far from … Continue reading